By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:Warren Buffett and his conglomerate investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) investment returns are legendary. Over the long-term, the company has averaged over a 20% growth in book-value, and it's stock has returned more than 76% during the last decade from 2001-2010 versus negative returns for the S&P 500 during the same period. Berkshire holds a very concentrated portfolio of 35 stocks, with the top four positions in his portfolio, namely, Coca Cola Inc. (KO), IBM (IBM), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and American Express Co. (AXP), at 20.4%, 17.1%, 17.0% and 11.8% respectively, accounting for well over two-thirds of its 13-F portfolio assets of $75.3 billion for Q1, that was filed just yesterday. Most of the investments in the portfolio are held for the (very) long-term, with the churn in the portfolio in Q1 of less than 2%. Hence, we focused our efforts on analyzing the equity holdings inComplete Story »

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Warren Buffett, America’s most famous investor, holds himself to a high standard. That’s why he described 2012, a year in which his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway achieved a total gain for its shareholders of $24.1 billion, as “subpar.” As Buffett pointed out, for the ninth time in 48 years, Berkshire’s book value gain (14.4%) was less than the S&P’s gain (16%). This mea culpa of sorts kicks off Buffett’s annual letter, which was released on Friday.

Warren Buffett, America’s most famous investor, holds himself to a high standard. That’s why he described 2012, a year in which his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway achieved a total gain for its shareholders of $24.1 billion, as “subpar.” As Buffett pointed out, for the ninth time in 48 years, Berkshire’s book value gain (14.4%) was less than the S&P’s gain (16%). This mea culpa of sorts kicks off Buffett’s annual letter, which was released on Friday.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:Boston-based mutual fund powerhouse Fidelity Investments with $1.5 trillion in assets under management, including $555 billion in 13-F assets per its latest March 2012 quarter filing with the SEC last Wednesday, is one of the largest institutional investors, accounting for about 3% of the total market capitalization of the U.S. equity markets.

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett is considered one of the best long-term investors out there. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), is a holding company that holds several large positions in well-known American companies. Additionally, most of his publicly traded investments have above-average dividends and a history of growing them over time.

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett is considered one of the best long-term investors out there. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), is a holding company that holds several large positions in well-known American companies. Additionally, most of his publicly traded investments have above-average dividends and a history of growing them over time.

By Zvi Bar:Many professional investors and money managers consider Warren Buffett to be one of the best long-term investors out there, especially among those investing within the public equity markets. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, is a holding company that maintains several large positions in well-known American companies. The majority of Berkshire's large publicly traded investments also have above-average dividends and a track record of growing them over time.

By Bachar Samawi:In a recent ranking of the performance of public stocks held by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B), several of his largest holdings recorded negative gains since June 30, 2012.

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett is considered one of the best living long-term investors. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), the company he runs, is a large holding company that maintains a portfolio of several large positions in well-known American companies, and wholly owns many others large businesses. Some investors keep track of What Warren Buffett buys, because they believe his decisions may be successful over the long-term.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:New York-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) via its Asset Management division manages over $700 billion in assets under management, including over $198 billion in 13-F assets per its latest Q4 filing with the SEC.

By Vince Martin:Warren Buffett is arguably the world's most successful, and without a doubt, its most famous equity investor. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), has been one of the most successful stocks in America.
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BRK.A (blue) vs S&P 500 (red), 1/22/90 to 12/22/11; chart courtesy Yahoo! Finance